ISO of orange wines at SAQ

When in London last week, my husband and I split a bottle of a lovely orange wine (a 2006 Barrabianca) at a wine bar. I've read about orange wines in Food & Wine and other magazines, so this was my first time trying one and I quite liked it.

Not entirely sure what/how to search for this on SAQ's website. Has anyone else had any experience with purchasing orange wines there? If so, a little help, SVP?

I thought I heard La Stoppa (Ageno) would soon be available at the SAQ; OP could email Oenopole to confirm and/or ask about other orange wines. If it does show up, don't expect it to be widely available or to stay on the shelves very long.

OP: in case you aren't familiar with the private-import channel, you contact an agency to place an order. You must order by the case. Once you place your order, the wine is transferred to an SAQ outlet (you will be given a choice of which one -- not sure how much choice outside of Montreal), where you pick it up and pay for it.

There was also one available at Le Vin Papillon last week, I don't know if it was specifically through the Chez Jose pop-up or not, but it was the Campania Coda di Volpe "Raski", Cantina Giardino. I didn't try it, but the table next to us was drinking it. You could call and see if they still offer it, or any other orange wines.

Yes!! I was trying to find orange wines at the SAQ the other day and there's virtually no way to go about doing it.There have been a number of great orange (and other off-colour) wines at Hotel Herman and Vin Papillon the times I've been. I imagine that most wine bars in the city would carry at least one variety

I asked someone at the Saq on Laurier a few weeks ago and they said in a few months they may get one. I've had some great orange wines at Laurence (I think they still have the radikon 500ml bootles), Hotel Hermann (Pheasant's tears, a Georgian wine) and I've tried 4-5 different orange wines at Vin Papillon....

A question: are these wines a trigger for someone who is allergic (or more properly has a strong intolerance) to red wines? A friend has this problem (migraine), even if drinking half a glass, so we wind up drinking white even with meat.

Has she identified tannin as a trigger? If she can drink tea, then that isn't it.

Also, there are a lot of oak-aged whites that are more tannic than most if not all of the orange wines I've had -- sometimes much, much more. Can she drink oaked whites?

It could also be worth considering that most or all orange wines come from the "natural wine" movement -- made with organic or biodynamic grapes, minimal sulfur and little or no artificial manipulation (added sugar, acid, stabilizers, fining, selected yeasts, etc.).

Yes, this "diagnosis" is rather complicated (it could be tannins, pesticides, barrel oak, possibly sulfites). Is she able to drink any rosé wines at all? If so, do you know which? Orange wines often spend relatively little time in contact with the skins (compared with red wines), so her headaches might be reduced but likely not eliminated. That said, I also wouldn't necessarily think that an orange wine would fare much better with a steak than would a well-chosen white. My experience with them is that they are much closer in character and flavour to a white wine than a red so aren't necessarily an ideal substitute for the latter. Has anyone here had an orange that is more red-like? Am I missing out?